A visit to the Saint Johns Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the St. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:
43.0697, -96.9059
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Vermillion. Vermillion lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the St. Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hovde Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Houde Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Houde Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houde Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Bonine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bonine Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonine Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Cemetery
- Beresford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beresford Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Columkill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Columkill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columkill Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Rockfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rockfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield Cemetery
- Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frieling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Frieling Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frieling Cemetery
- Hattervig Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hattervig Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattervig Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Lodi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The South Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lodi Cemetery
- Gothland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beresford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
- Hub City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Alsen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Wakonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Viborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alcester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Volin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Meckling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Big Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Hurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alcester
- Beresford
- Centerville
- Gayville
- Hurley
- Lennox
- Vermillion
- Viborg
- Volin
- Volin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
- Wakonda
- Worthing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Clay County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257614 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257614 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clay
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centerville
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0697121 Lon: -96.9058797
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Johns Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |